Sale 101: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2332    

Patriotic Covers, 13 different unused, mostly caricatures, some with Proctor & Clark, Upham and Murphy imprints, includes an additional hotel cameo cover; nice condition.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2333 /o   

Picture Post Card Group, nice lot of 161 mostly used cards with many scarce throughout; including a good selection of exposition, naval includes real photo, private mailing, rare used glitter card of American Indian in head dress, leather cards used, Alaska, etc.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $500

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Lot 2334    

Postcards with Naval Cancels, approximately 200 Navy ship postcards all with Naval cancels and cachets, interesting group for the specialist, slight duplication.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 2335

Railroad Collateral and Ephemera, large group of 35 including contract documents, three Magnus city lettersheets of Buffalo, Newark and Albany, a wide range of Senate and House printed documents including 1856 Illinois Central R.R. report on transmission of mail and munitions; 1873 Table of Service of th Mail by Railroads; 1870 Letter from Postmaster General on Mail Contracts by Railroads; Boston Hartford and Erie R.R. stock certificate; 1855 First Annual Report of the Northern Central Railway Co.; Old Colony Railroad Map; Railway Passengers Assurance Co. ticket; 1837 Illinois Central R.R. bill to authorize land purchases for railway; Snow's Pathfinder Railway Guide with illustrated #158 cover, etc., F.-V.F., a wonderful assemblage.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2336    

(Railroads) Feldman Railroad Collection Balance, better group of 55 covers and cards including some good strikes, note groups Buckeystown B. & O. station oval, Maywood N.J. Midlwand R.R. station cds, Glencoe N.C.R.W. station oval, Wetmore Phila & Erie R.R. station oval, "S. & E. R.R. Pa" cds, "Castorland, Utica & Black River R.R." station oval, Terminus Montana, "N.Y. & Erie R. Road" in black and red, "Danby, T. & B. R.R." station oval; Virginia Routes (10), Pennsylvania (10), 1845 Post Office Act, etc.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Realized: $1,250

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Lot 2337    

Ship, Steam and Steamship Covers, 1828-1870, group of 22 highlighted by red "Steamer Oregon 5" oval use to Providence; Buffalo blue "Steam-Boat" fancy scroll handstamp cover to Niagara Falls; Norwich blue "Steamboat 5" circular handstamp on 1851 New York letter to Norwich; New York small red "Steam/Boat" two-line handstamp use to New London Conn.; Stonington Ct. red "Steam" straightline on 1840 letter to Providence R.I.; two red "Mail Route" arc handstamp letters; etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $675

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Lot 2338    

Spanish American War Collection, 1898, fantastic lot includes stereo cards, postcards, covers, three silver-plated spoons, twelve proprietary items having stamps, etc. all from this era. An eclectic lot needing your attention.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2339    

Stampless Mail with "V" or "X" rate markers mostly from New York State, collection of 44 items, including seven ex-Hahn New York uses, three being listed in ASCC as EKUs, includes green, red and blue cds's, note green Albion "V" and "X" uses, red Binghampton cds and large outlined "V" rating handstamp, blue Cambridge Mass. "Paid" "X", Mayville N.Y. red cds and "Paid" "X" ratings, etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Realized: $400

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Lot 2340    

Valentine Cover & Enclosure Accumulation, large holding of mostly early Valentine enclosures with a wonderful array of designs throughout, but also includes many Valentine covers form early stampless through to late 19th century, some early European items, Valentine motif elements; hundreds of items, a nice lot for the specialist.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Realized: $1,050

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Lot 2341    

Way Mail Covers, 1810-1850, group of 14 comprising Athol Mass.; Cannonsville NY, Hammonton NJ; Middletown Ct.; North Greenwich Ct.; New Ipswich NH; New Lisbon NY; Schoharie C.H. N.Y., Shickshinny Pa.; Shrewsbury NJ; Walkers Church Va.; Warren C.H. Ill.; Wayne NY; and York Pa., F.-V.F. group.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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